The over age 60 thread!

[PamNY]

I've been looking forward to starting this thread for months, and here it is!

I celebrated with as much biking as possible (and the Avetts, of course). My birthday present to myself will likely be a bike, but due to some financial stuff, I'm holding off on that for a bit.

Anyone else?

[ClockworkOrange]

Let me be the first on the site to wish you a very happy 60th birthday.

Buy a sensible bike, it was for my 60th that I had the Strida.......culminating in a rather bad accident.

I was so excited at reaching the Big 60, my excuse for everthing dippy that I frequently do.

Look forward to seeing pics of your new bike when you do buy it.

Clock

[Melalvai]

I'm jumping in this thread to throw some admiration around. I've read two crazyguyonabike journals I really like. One woman celebrated her 50th birthday by bicycling around the perimeter of the US. Another celebrated her 70th with a bike across America. Anyone posting on this thread is amazing and I hope to be just like you when I get there (in a couple decades)!

[withm]

Next year.

[marni]

finally, a thread that I fit in age wise. I celebrated my60th while ridng my bike along the Underground Rail Road route from Mobile to Niagara falls. Our tour guide/chef created a holiday meal of grilled salmon, grilled summer vegetables, cous cous with pine nuts and feta and an incredible German Chocolate cake- Yumm.

The two years ago I was here in Houston and feted appropriately by the sag guy at a very nice restaurant.

Last year I had just gotten off the Southern Tier route in St. Augustine FL and spent it alone, sleeping in late, going to a restaurant with a patio for lunch, sitting and staring blankly, going back to the hotel for a nap, waking up, walking around for about an hour and then having dinner.

I repeated that for about a work as after 52 riding days at an average of 75 miles a day I was wiped.

I keep telling him and the three kids that what I really want for my 65th birthday is a customized trek madone 6.5. It will probably never happen....sigh..... but a girl can dream.

I will celebrate my 64th birthday ( all things going well) on the Mississippi Meandering ride going from New Orleans to Lake Itasca- no doubt the chef/ tour guide will whip up something delicious- but I have to say, on the bike, out on the road with a group of like minded women has got to be the absolutely best way possible to celebrate a birthday no matter what the age.

In the meantimeI have nothing planned long trip

I have been telling

[Crankin]

This is a timely thread; in 3 years and 2 weeks I will hit this milestone. I really don't see how it could be possible. I feel young.
Last week, someone gave me a seat on the train. It kind of offended me. Did I look *that* much older than everyone else, coming home from night classes? One of the other interns I work with thought I was in my thirties and some of my clients suspect I am as old as their grandmother.
Oy.

[marni]

This is a timely thread; in 3 years and 2 weeks I will hit this milestone. I really don't see how it could be possible. I feel young.
Last week, someone gave me a seat on the train. It kind of offended me. Did I look *that* much older than everyone else, coming home from night classes? One of the other interns I work with thought I was in my thirties and some of my clients suspect I am as old as their grandmother.
Oy.

I hear you there. Even my younger sisters who are 10 years my junior are totally gray whereas I am just beginning to get a strand now and then so they are always *****ing about how unfair it is that I don't look my age- Me, I'm just focusing on not feeling or acting my age.

[ClockworkOrange]

Over Sixties One-liners

1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.

2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.

3. No one expects you to run into a burning building.

4. People call at 9 PM and ask, 'Did I wake you?'

5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.

6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.

7. Things you buy now won't wear out.

8. You can eat dinner at 4 P.M.

9. You can live without sex but not without glasses.

10. You enjoy hearing about other peoples operations.

11. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.

12. You have a party and the neighbours don't even realise it.

13. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.

14. You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.

15. You sing along with elevator music.

16. Your eyes won't get much worse.

17. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.

18. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.

19. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.

20. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.

21. You can't remember who sent you this list.

Clock

[OakLeaf]

6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.

At the rate I'm going, I can only hope I have just nine years left of learning things the hard way!


You are all rock stars. (Just like Keith Richards, only way better looking. )

[AnnieBikes]

Wow! I am over 60, have been riding for 11 years, only 7 on a road bike! I feel normal, not old!!! I love riding long distances, have ridden three long rides in the past three years (3000+ miles, 2000 miles, and 1500 miles). I plan to keep riding for a long time, God willing. On my bucket list, along with DH, who is also over 60, is the Northern Tier, self supported.

I want to ride my bicycle, my bicycle!!! Thanks for the thread for us!!!

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

3 1/2 more years to go for me until 60. I almost look forward to it!
Mentally, I still feel like I'm about 40.
Physically, I feel way healthier and stronger in every way than when I was a train wreck in my 20's and 30's.